Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
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Italian | Il Divin Codino |
Directed by | Letizia Lamartire |
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Production company | Fabula Pictures |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1][2] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (Italian: Il Divin Codino) is a 2021 biographical sports film directed by Letizia Lamartire, written by Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo and starring Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè and Thomas Trabacchi.[3][4] It is based on real life events of Italian footballer Roberto Baggio. Netflix released the film for streaming on 26 May 2021.
Synopsis[]
A chronicle of the 22-year career of football star Roberto Baggio (Andrea Arcangeli), that includes the relationship with family members, the difficult debut as a player and the differences with some of the coaches, between successes, injuries and the discovery of Buddhism.
Cast[]
- Andrea Arcangeli as Roberto Baggio
- Valentina Bellè as Andreina
- Thomas Trabacchi as Vittorio Petrone
- Andrea Pennacchi as Florindo
- Anna Ferruzzo as Matilde Baggio
- Simone Colombari as Fiorentina manager
- Antonio Zavatteri as Arrigo Sacchi
- Martufello as Carlo Mazzone
- Beppe Rosso as Giovanni Trapattoni
- Marc Clotet as Josep "Pep" Guardiola
- Daisaku Ikeda (archival)
- Roberto Baggio (archival)
- Paolo Maldini (archival)
Release[]
Netflix released the film for streaming on 26 May 2021.[1][2]
Reception[]
Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times wrote, "In real-life clips during the credits, an announcer calls him 'probably the most beloved player in Italian football.' It's a measure of how muddled the movie is that it never conveys how or why he became beloved. Even the soccer is perfunctory. Instead of lingering on the pitch, the director, Letizia Lamartire, cuts to Baggio’s friends and family watching on TV. Chronologically malapportioned, the film races through key developments, such as Baggio’s recovery from an injury or commitment to Buddhist meditation, and more than once abruptly flashes forward several years."[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Il Divin Codino (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kenigsberg, Ben (26 May 2021). "'Baggio: The Divine Ponytail' Review: Dribbling Through a Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Wheeler, Greg (26 May 2021). "Baggio: The Divine Ponytail – Netflix Movie Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- Italian-language films
- 2020s sports films
- Biographical films about sportspeople
- Films about Buddhism
- Italian association football films
- Italian films
- Italian biographical films
- Italian-language Netflix original films
- Soka Gakkai